Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] [art] [noun] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shildon said that a superior drinks carton had been invented and the MacQuillans faced the choice of buying the invention or seeing a competitor develop it and steal their market . |
| 2 | I 'm always torn between conscience , eating a jacket or letting the birds enjoy it . |
| 3 | Gingivitis did not increase the risk of coronary heart disease , whereas periodontitis or having no teeth increased it by about 25% . |
| 4 | Well aware of his brother 's infatuation with Joan and seeing no reason to discourage it , he regarded Anne 's arrival at the sanctuary as a step in the right direction . |
| 5 | The 4 square mile reservoir would cover an area south-west of Abingdon in Oxfordshire and would mean Thames Water buying up 4 farms and 16 homes , diverting the road between East Hanney and Steventon , landscaping the 80 foot embankment around the water , and building a tunnel connecting it to the Thames . |
| 6 | He walked across to the window , and producing a knife ran it round the paper sealing strip , then opened it . |
| 7 | Reptilian blood systems go through a period of self-adjustment permitting the conservation of heat as required , and allowing the creatures to distribute it when needed . |
| 8 | And er that was with a great deal of persuasion er on the shop steward 's part and argument with the management , and pushing the management to introduce it , er that we moved into the fitting departments . |
| 9 | Additionally , training and riding a horse teaches it a whole range of new habits in relation to its work and us . |
| 10 | A study of the GEC bid to takeover Plessey outlines clearly the conflict that can exist between maintaining competition in the domestic market and restructuring an industry to enable it to compete with foreign competition , by allowing rationalisation to occur and encouraging the combined group to exploit economies of scale . |
| 11 | But if you 're religiously inclined , then clearly the universe looks a bit different , because the universe has a creator , and having a creator gives it some kind of meaning . |
| 12 | The Nubas of East Africa fear to enter the house of their king , but may do so by baring their left shoulder , and having the king touch it . |
| 13 | Over the years , I have seen so many private gardens and advised so many gardeners on labour-saving tools and equipment , and what comes through loud and clear is that the biggest problem facing gardeners is that they are caught in the trap between growing all they would like to grow , doing all they want to do and having the lime to do it . |
| 14 | Finally , it is important to remain flexible : the future is a mental picture and the process of planning for it and managing a business to enable it to survive requires experience and imagination . |
| 15 | Do you react by becoming rather subdued and leaving the protagonists to fight it out ? |
| 16 | Not among the winners in 1986 , but completing the course and receiving a certificate to prove it , was a sixty-nine year old man . |
| 17 | The only way to overcome this was to add gold dust , heat the two together until the molten gold bound the platinum granules together , and then by alternately heating and hammering the mixture convert it into a compact mass capable of being forged or cast . |
| 18 | Isambard caught up both , and stood for a moment staring down with a formidable frown at Harry , who nursed his bruised wrists and glared back , expecting a blow and tensing every muscle to receive it without a tremor . |